Where we sleep.
Sometimes our hotel budget of $100USD per night buys a lot, sometimes it doesn’t. Getting breakfast included is a huge bonus, as that gives our $100USD per day food budget a little breathing room. We’ve stayed in hotels, at caravan parks with shared facilities, and in whole-home Airbnbs.
Also, we’ve learned to book places with enough room for enough time at frequent enough intervals to relieve the pressure of being together 24/7.
Our Peru average daily night’s stay was only $59.50USD, and since we left is $88.86USD/night. Not bad. Hong Kong was particularly expensive, so we used some credit card points offset our cost.
In order, here are photos of places we’ve unpacked, slept (for anywhere from 1 to 13 nights), and packed up again. If you’re interested in any of these home sweet homes, click on (most of) the captioned photos for links.
Our first place: Estelar Apartamentos Bellavista - Lima, Peru
Hostel Killamoon Centro - Paracas, Peru
Casa de Bamboo - Huacachina, Peru
Hotel Sol del Sur - Nazca, Peru
Schoolwork while we wait for our bus
Vicente Garcia!
Casona Jerusalén - Arequipa, Peru
Airbnb Yanahuara - Arequipa, Peru
Beautiful view of El Misti from our balcony
Amerindia - Cusco, Peru
Cusco Qolla Wasi-II - Cusco, Peru
Quilla House Ecological - Machu Picchu, Peru
The Deicherts - Issaquah, WA, USA
Park Plaza Hotel - Beijing, China
Holiday Inn Express Bell Tower - Xi’an, China
Science lesson
Royal Plaza Hotel Kowloon - Hong Kong, China
Citi M Hotel Gambir - Jakarta, Indonesia
Holiday Resort Lombok - Lombok, Indonesia
Math homework
Sunset Hill Hotel - Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
Airbnb Epsom - Auckland, NZ, North Island
Airbnb Fiona's farm - Whatawhata, NZ, North Island
Airbnb Holiday Park - Urenui, NZ, North Island
Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park - Lower Hutt, NZ, North Island
Sudima Hotel Kaikoura - Kaikoura, NZ, South Island
Lake Tekapo Holiday homes - Tekapo, NZ, South Island
Airbnb Albert Town - Albert Town, NZ, South Island
Airbnb Mahinapua hotel - Ruatapa, NZ, South Island
Night hike to waterfall and see glowworms
Tony's Lodge B&B - Turangi, NZ, North Island
Surrey Hotel - Auckland, NZ, North Island
Jetpark Airport - Auckland, NZ, North Island
Early morning wake-up
Cairns Colonial Club Resort
Cairns Airbnb
Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport
Smiths Family Farm, Linkwater, NZ
Astra Condos, Chiang Mai
Treebo Trend Hotel, Guwahati, India
Tara Phendeyling, Paro, Bhutan
Mandala Resort, Bhutan
Via Via Boutique Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Delhi Airbnb
Buddha Hotel, Varanasi, India
Magnolia Guest House, Varkala, India
Grand Cosmopolitan Hotel, Dubai, UAE
La Maison Royale, Nairobi, Kenya
Steve and Hannah's house, Nairobi, Kenya
Airbnb cottage, Lake Naivasha, Kenya
Sunset View Airbnb, Cape Town, South Africa
Airbnb Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
Ouplaas campsite, northern South Africa
Draaihoek Plaas farm and campsite, Vrenendal, South Africa
Amanzi Trails, Namibia
Canyon Farmyard, Namibia
Klein Aus Vista campsite, Namibia
Sesriem Campsite, Namibia
Alte Brücke, Swakopmund, Namibia
Wild camping, Namibia
Desert Elephant Campsite, Namibia
Skeleton Beach Backpackers hostel, Swakopmund, Namibia
Etosha Trading Post campsite, Namibia
Okaukuejo campsite, Namibia
Chameleon Backpackers hostel, Windhoek, Namibia
Nefertari Pyramids Inn, Giza, Egypt
Torya Nubian Guest House, Aswan, Egypt
Queen of Hansa Nile cruise, Egypt
Nile Panorama Hotel, Luxor, Egypt
Leen Guest House, Petra, Jordan
Darna Divers Beach hotel, Aqaba, Jordan
Wadi Rum Desert Magic, Wadi Rum, Jordan
Comfy Stays at Samarah Resort, Dead Sea, Jordan
